Benin Republic has sort of become a yearly destination for me. Since my first visit to Fidjrosse in 2016, I have visited the country four more times now, going there twice in 2017 to Ganvie and Grand Popo and to Pendjari with Mark in 2018 for my first West African […]
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[June 2019] Mark and I embarked on a three week holiday across the US. We spent four days in New York, one in New Jersey, a total of four days between Maryland, Alexandria (Virginia) and DC and about eleven days in the State of California. I’ve decided to put up […]
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I’ve been meaning to visit the Osun Osogbo Grove for a while now. When I visited Erin Ijesha, Ikogosi and Arinta Waterfallsย about two years ago, the grove had been part of the original itinerary. I left it out then due to logistic issues. I had also missed opportunities to go […]
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I spent my last Saturday in February hanging out with amazing people on the outskirts of Lagos. We all signed up for a tour by Unravelling Nigeria to learn how palm wine is tapped, how ogogoro (local gin) is made and how to have a good old relaxing Saturday. Our […]
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Over the last Easter holiday (April 2017), my sister and I embarked on a Nigeria Ghana road trip from Lagos to Accra via Grand Popo and Lome. We spent 2 days in Grand Popo, Benin, half a day in Lome, Togo and a total of 6 days in Accra and […]
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It's shaping up to be a beautiful Saturday!
How's your weekend coming along?
My best experience from our trip to Lamu was sailing into the night on Jawad's dhow.โฃ
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We got to experience a beautiful sunset cruise and a full moonrise onboard.
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As promised, details of our weekend in Amboseli is up on travelwithapen.com! Check it out via the #linkinbio and let me know what you think!โฃโฃ
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On a related note, who's watching #zoo on netflix? Is that show making you more paranoid about safaris and having pets or is it just me?
This lodge was hands down the best I've been to in Kenya so far. It was a huge highlight of our recent trip, I still can't believe how affordable it is.โฃโฃโฃ
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My favourite part about it was the watering hole pictured here. Right from the lounge deck, we saw so many animals come through… herds of elephants, zebras, elands, giraffes, baboons, dik-diks came through while we were there. I almost didn't want to go into the park for a safari anymore!โฃโฃโฃ
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We even saw cheetahs during our bush walk and heard lions at night from our tents!โฃโฃโฃ
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Only a 4 hour drive from Nairobi, this serves as the perfect place for a (long) weekend away from the city and on my blog this week, I'll be writing about everything you need to know to plan your travels, should you want to visit.โฃโฃโฃ
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In the meantime, you can catch up on highlights on my stories & ask me anything you would like to know in the comment section!
Every day here is a new and exciting adventure. Living and loving every moment!๐
Walking through the maze of Lamu Town was quite the experience. Over the next coming days, I'll be sharing about our experience visiting Kenya's oldest continually inhabited town.โฃโฃ
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In the meantime, you can catch up on what we got up to on my stories.
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Planning to Visit ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐? Here are some tips to help...โฃโฃ
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[๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ]:Hiking, Canopy Walkway, Wildlife Viewingโฃโฃ
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More details on travelwithapen.com #linkinbio](https://scontent-frt3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/161734585_787711481876653_3448180803446419028_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=DsgCPa0zKOEAX_tIRkh&_nc_oc=AQnMJZyovs468feUSRl1jL9ZR13ERkrFaz2T34zTF_ncMzqqexsEs1-WCAu9Wt5vtv4&_nc_ht=scontent-frt3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=7f9137ad3c877d27de587212ac17578b&oe=614E3E22)
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Planning to Visit ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐? Here are some tips to help...โฃโฃ
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[๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ]: During the dry season (June to October and December to March). We visited in March.โฃโฃ
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[๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ & ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ฌ]: Residents and Kenyan adult citizens pay ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ pd while non-resident adults pay ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐. Children pay half the adult prices. In addition, there is a Ksh1000 guide/ranger fee and a Ksh500 car entry fee per groupโฃโฃ
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[๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ]:Hiking, Canopy Walkway, Wildlife Viewingโฃโฃ
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More details on travelwithapen.com #linkinbio](https://scontent-frt3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/161905811_136759691704059_7881364669826121864_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=mflaUI7dyzgAX9C7fBU&_nc_ht=scontent-frt3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=b579f4504f1c62e66a2ca6b8784b3278&oe=614CCA74)
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Planning to Visit ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐? Here are some tips to help...โฃโฃ
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[๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ]: During the dry season (June to October and December to March). We visited in March.โฃโฃ
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[๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ & ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ฌ]: Residents and Kenyan adult citizens pay ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ pd while non-resident adults pay ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐. Children pay half the adult prices. In addition, there is a Ksh1000 guide/ranger fee and a Ksh500 car entry fee per groupโฃโฃ
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[๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ]:Hiking, Canopy Walkway, Wildlife Viewingโฃโฃ
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More details on travelwithapen.com #linkinbio](https://scontent-frt3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/161740603_142830591083078_9207025789474366794_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=7IPaZ5Fov5cAX8Kn9jw&_nc_ht=scontent-frt3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=5c84f710fa790061f48b958a0b86a18f&oe=614DDEF5)
I've never met a waterfall I didn't like ๐โฃโฃ
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Planning to Visit ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐? Here are some tips to help…โฃโฃ
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[๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ]: During the dry season (June to October and December to March). We visited in March.โฃโฃ
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[๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ & ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ฌ]: Residents and Kenyan adult citizens pay ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ pd while non-resident adults pay ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐. Children pay half the adult prices. In addition, there is a Ksh1000 guide/ranger fee and a Ksh500 car entry fee per groupโฃโฃ
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[๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ]:Hiking, Canopy Walkway, Wildlife Viewingโฃโฃ
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More details on travelwithapen.com #linkinbio
